This book offers a systematic introduction to the linguistic analysis of newspaper reports on crime. The author demonstrates how the linguistic analysis of news

Why do so many people voluntarily consent to searches by have the police search their person or vehicle when they know that they are carrying contraband or evid

Looks at the study of crime and deviance through written, spoken and visual representation.

In this book Greenawalt explores the three-way relationship between the idea of freedom of speech, the law of crimes, and the many uses of language. He begins b

Now in its third edition, this practical introduction to forensic linguistics is required reading for students of language and the law. It includes: new chapter